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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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